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/*
 * Random.tcc
 *
 *  @date 14.07.2017
 *  @author Johan M. von Behren <johan@vonbehren.eu>
 */

namespace lvr2
{

template<typename Iter>
Iter select_randomly(Iter start, Iter end) {
    static std::random_device rd;
    static std::mt19937 gen(rd());
    return select_randomly(start, end, gen);
}

template<typename Iter, typename RandomGenerator>
Iter select_randomly(Iter start, Iter end, RandomGenerator& g) {
    std::uniform_int_distribution<> dis(0, std::distance(start, end) - 1);
    std::advance(start, dis(g));
    return start;
}

} // namespace lvr2
